Can LSU land the trio?

Sonny Shipp

05/08/2008

The number of schools trying to hit the trifecta at Seminole High School is quite staggering. Schools from all across America are courting teammates Ray Ray Armstrong, Andre Debose and Dyron Dye. Is the enormous amount of attention a distraction?

“Basically, I try not to worry about that because I’m there to practice and to try and get better everyday because I still have room to improve,” he said. “I really just try to worry about what I have to do on the field but it is a good feeling to know that all of the hard work is starting to pay off big-time.”

Dye, who is ranked the 20th best defensive end in the land, says he has picked up more than 30 offers.

Despite all of the attention he has gotten, though, he remains humble with team goals ranked ahead of his own.

“I’m just focused on what I have to do to help my team and get my teammates on the same level as me, Ray Ray, and Andre even if they aren’t getting the offers,” he said. “We have a goal to make it state but not just make it but to win it so that is our main focus right now.

“It’s a big honor to get all of the offers I have because they are all from big schools. I never thought I would have all of these schools coming after me so it makes me step back and just say ‘Wow’.”

LSU is one of the many schools in pursuit of Dye (6-5, 230, 4.7) and his two teammates with receivers coach D.J. McCarthy in charge of recruiting the trio.

Armstrong and Debose have both gone on the record many times stating their interest in LSU but does Dye feel the same?

“I have a big interest in them because they put a lot of players in the league,” he said. “They had the best defense for like the past five years and have won championships. Those are all the things I’m going to be looking at along with academics.”

Dye hopes to get a chance to see first-hand what LSU is all about and he may do so over the next couple of months.

“We’re talking about all going down there this summer but we don’t know when,” he said. “All three of us want to go check it out though because we’ve heard so much about LSU.”

“I’m just focused on what I have to do to help my team and get my teammates on the same level as me, Ray Ray, and Andre even if they aren’t getting the offers,” he said. “We have a goal to make it state but not just make it but to win it so that is our main focus right now.

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“It’s a big honor to get all of the offers I have because they are all from big schools. I never thought I would have all of these schools coming after me so it makes me step back and just say ‘Wow’.”

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LSU is one of the many schools in pursuit of Dye (6-5, 230, 4.7) and his two teammates with receivers coach D.J. McCarthy in charge of recruiting the trio.

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Armstrong and Debose have both gone on the record many times stating their interest in LSU but does Dye feel the same?

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“I have a big interest in them because they put a lot of players in the league,” he said. “They had the best defense for like the past five years and have won championships. Those are all the things I’m going to be looking at along with academics.”

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Dye hopes to get a chance to see first-hand what LSU is all about and he may do so over the next couple of months.

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“We’re talking about all going down there this summer but we don’t know when,” he said. “All three of us want to go check it out though because we’ve heard so much about LSU.”